Women face more negative health outcomes than men due to relationship distress, but little is understood about why heterosexual women do or do not seek couple therapy. The present study addressed this gap by using the theory of planned behavior within an alternative structural equation modeling framework to examine the links between relational schemas and intention to seek couple therapy in a sample of heterosexual women (N = 302) who were unhappy in their romantic relationships. Women who suppressed their own needs (i.e., self-silence), defined themselves in the context of important relationships (i.e., relational-interdependent self-construal), valued not asking for help (i.e., self-reliance), and preferred not to disclose their feelings (i.e., emotional control) were both less and more likely to intend to seek couple therapy. Results illustrate how relational schemas create conflicting messages for women about seeking couple therapy.

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维持关系：关系图式和女性寻求夫妻治疗的意图

由于关系困扰，女性比男性面临更多的负面健康结果，但很少有人了解异性恋女性为什么寻求或不寻求夫妻治疗。本研究通过在替代结构方程模型框架内使用计划行为理论来解决这一差距，以检查关系图式与寻求伴侣治疗的意图之间的联系，其中异性恋女性（N = 302）对他们的浪漫生活不满意。关系。压抑自己需求的女性（即自我沉默），在重要关系的背景下定义自己（即关系相互依存的自我建构），重视不寻求帮助（即自力更生），并且宁愿不寻求帮助透露他们的感受（即情绪控制）的人越来越倾向于寻求夫妻治疗。